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WEEK IN REVIEW
Wednesday
Gregoire unveils budget with deep cuts, will pr...
Sultan brothers plead guilty in death of rival ...
Bikini coffee stands to be regulated as adult e...
Tuesday


Arlington brothers’ fight led to death, p...
Burn ban issued in Snohomish County
Woman found dead at Bothell house fire
Monday


Pearl Harbor's voices of the past
Taxes needed to close state's growing deficit?
Grant could help county's residents all be heal...
Sunday


Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu seaso...
Two vie to serve as Snohomish County prosecutor
Families get an early gift: free Christmas trees
Saturday


Gift charity draws Snohomish County families in...
Fears over commercial air service at Paine Fiel...
Donated safe gives Marysville museum a mystery
Friday


From behind bars, pal tells Colton Harris-Moore...
Commercial airlines would cause few problems at...
Fund set up to benefit children of couple kille...
Thursday


5 die of swine flu in Snohomish County
Red Cross honors acts of heroism, many by ordin...
Barista clothing rules delayed by County Council
 

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Tulalip author draws on her life experiences

An American Indian basketball player doesn’t like his stepfather, isn’t sure he’ll get the date of his dreams and may not star on the school team. [More]






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Pearl Harbor's voices of the past

MARYSVILLE — The day Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. Army Pvt. Walt Bailey ate breakfast, returned to his barracks at Fort Shafter and began weeding a small flower garden. [More]


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• Pearl Harbor survivors gather to remember Japanese attack of 1941





New children’s books for whichever holiday you’re celebrating

Hyper young Santa waiters, spinning dreidels and the special sounds of Kwanzaa await parents looking to freshen the holidays with new books for their kids this year. [More]






Book of ‘Rules’ is good guide for all

“Don’t be so eager to leave the kid’s table.” That’s one of Walker Lamond’s “Rules for My Unborn Son.” [More]





Bellevue author to appear at Mill Creek book store

Bellevue author Christina Dudley will read from and sign her novel, “Mourning Becomes Cassandra” ($15.95), at 7 p.m. Monday at University Book Store at Mill Creek. [More]






‘Julie & Julia’ blogger turns sights to meat, marriage

From the title to the last page, former blogger Julie Powell’s startling second memoir, “Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession” ($24.99), is smart and compelling but frequently coy: Does she mean cleaving together? Or... [More]






After a slump, King returns to top form in massive new novel

“I tried to write a book that would keep the pedal consistently to the metal,” Stephen King writes in an afterword to “Under the Dome” ($35), his massive new novel — his 48th! — an explanation for why you will carry... [More]






Nearing the end of the alphabet, Grafton’s still got her A-game

Can it really be 27 years since Kinsey Millhone sifted through clues in “A Is for Alibi?” And can Sue Grafton really be approaching the end of the alphabet? [More]





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1. Teen dies after Granite Falls crash
2. Bikini coffee stands to be regulated as adult entertainment
3. Sultan brothers plead guilty in death of rival gang member
4. Body found after house catches fire north of Bothell
5. Gregoire unveils budget with deep cuts, will press for tax hikes
6. Grief and gratitude expressed for four slain officers
7. Two teenagers hurt in crash near Granite Falls
8. Friends and family honor Clearview couple who loved always
9. Roe appointed interim county prosecutor
10. Arlington's budget is ‘bare bones'
Enterprise Newspaper Snohomish County Business Journal
Zambian woman thanks students for their help
Food banks see rise in use
‘Making Spirits Bright’ in Edmonds
Wolfpack takes aim at state
Seahawks help students smile
95 and still volunteering
Sno-King joined by local TV king
Veterans back for Wildcats
Lynnwood seeks to plug $2 million budget gap
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